# 119-s-4086: Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act

119-s-4086, Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4086
- Congress: 119
- Title: Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-26

## Summary

**Protecting health care practitioners who report patient safety concerns from employer retaliation is the core goal of this bill.** It would ban retaliation, create strong legal remedies for workers, and require Medicare providers to set up anonymous safety reporting and investigations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Workplace whistleblower protections for clinicians: benefit, medium. This bill would bar health care facilities from punishing practitioners for reporting patient safety concerns. It would protect written and oral reports to supervisors, state oversight, government officials, patient safety groups, and investigators. Going to the news would be protected only after 9…
- Medicare providers must offer anonymous reporting: benefit, medium. This bill would require Medicare-participating providers to set up anonymous ways for staff to report patient safety concerns. Providers would also need a process to investigate and address any reported concern. These Medicare rules would take effect one year after enactment. The bill also says it…
- New legal remedies, timing, and employer liability rules: mixed, high. This bill would let practitioners sue facilities that retaliate and sets clear damage rules. In an individual case you could get actual damages, attorney fees and punitive damages up to $1,000,000. In a class suit, each named plaintiff would get at least $10,000 or their actual damages, and other c…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4086 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4086)

## Related
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4086 (as of 2026-04-26).